Former Indian captain Kapil Dev said that Sachin Tendulkar is in good form and said that he wish to see the batting maestro complete 30 years in international cricket, says a report in The Times of India.
"It is great that he (Sachin) has completed 23 years in international cricket. I wish him to complete 30 years. He is playing good," Kapil said.
On day-night Test matches, Kapil said, “When the time comes for the Board ( BCCI) to decide on the matter, then we can say something.”
Kapil said that the retirement of Rahul Dravid and VVS Laxman would not hamper the performance of Team India in the Test format.
"When Sunil Gavaskar announced his retirement people thought our team would no longer survive. However, we evolved and youngsters came and slowly took over. Now we have players like Kohli and Pujara who are performing well. Youngsters will be there to replace people who retire,” he said.
On pitches in different country, Kapil said, “This has been going on since last 50 years. In places like England they have seamer friendly wickets, while here we have our own spinner friendly ones. When we go to play in England, do they develop pitches friendly for spinners? So we should all enjoy the unique characteristic of each pitch.”
Meanwhile, The Hindu reports Kapil Dev saying that smart marketing rather than introducing day-night Test cricket will solve concerns the five-day game.
“The cricket authorities, instead of looking for the riff-raff to come and watch day-night games, should be smart. Like they do in golf and tennis in the US, they can introduce a lottery or something on those lines that will attract spectators,” he said.
